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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the Minister of Interior?
(a) Early 50s.
(b) Mid-60s.
(c) Late 70s.
(d) Late 30s.

2. Who is screaming the Minister's name as he walks down the tarmac with his aides at the end of the story?
(a) His wife.
(b) The Marlboro Man.
(c) The crowd.
(d) Ari.

3. What word does the Marlboro Man mispronounce while the Minister walks down the tarmac?
(a) Adios.
(b) Ciao.
(c) Bon Voyage.
(d) Aloha.

4. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?
(a) The Minister of Interior.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) Elena.
(d) The Minister's wife.

5. How long has the Marlboro Man been in prison before he is able to escape?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 5 years.

6. Where does the man who got into the car with the Minister tell him he wants to go?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To church.
(c) To a hotel.
(d) To a cafe.

7. How does the Minister know the man in the car is not from the Red Cross?
(a) The man told him he is not from the Red Cross.
(b) His uniform is not a Red Cross uniform.
(c) The Red Cross no longer exists.
(d) He does not have a Red Cross I.D.

8. What does the Marlboro Man do when they approach a checkpoint near the airport?
(a) He squeezes his arm around the Minister.
(b) He holds up a badge.
(c) He pulls a gun out.
(d) He holds a knife to Ari's waist.

9. What author does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister reading in their youth?
(a) Salinger.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Vonnegut.

10. What does the man tell Ari he gave up long ago?
(a) Killing.
(b) Women.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Driving.

11. How long ago does the Marlboro Man say he was given that nickname?
(a) 40 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

12. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?
(a) That the Minister was not prepared for the storm.
(b) That the Minister relies on Ari to help him.
(c) That the Minister does not recognize the man.
(d) That the Minister is running away.

13. What does the Marlboro Man say he helped build?
(a) The municipal building.
(b) The airport.
(c) The church.
(d) The Minister's house.

14. What does the Marlboro Man tell the Minister that the Prime Minister, whom he says took all the glory, really was?
(a) A sly fox.
(b) A conniving thug.
(c) A schmuck.
(d) Just a pretty face.

15. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?
(a) They have much more money.
(b) Their hair is shorter.
(c) They are far more educated.
(d) Their bellies are bigger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister tell the Marlboro Man will happen to him once they reach the airport?

2. What word does the Marlboro Man use to describe the Prime Minister?

3. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man says, "You, too, are by brother" (12)?

4. What begins to happen just as the Minister reaches his plane at the end of the story?

5. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing "to young thugs who could not even spell their own names" (10)?

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